michael welch is the chief of police in chimbu province.ays the problem is not witchcraft but the accused women themselves and they are soley to blame for their plight. >> i have a strong belief in such beliefs. we can't prove sorcery in the courts, so if someone is accused of being a sorcerer, what can the police do? we don't have evidence to accuse that person. it is the community themselves. >> one might say witchhunts are just a brutal ancient ritual that has somehow survived to the present day. but monika paulus says there is more to it than that. within two centuries, papua, new guinea, has been catapulted from the stone age into the modern world. the country is rich in natural resources, but ordinary people hardly benefit at all from the booming economy. young men feel frustrated. they turn to alcohol, drugs and violence against women. >> it is becoming worse, like when you look back like in society, people don't value women anymore. so they see a female as just another object in the community. that is why you see a lot of torture. >

the family of michael welch once owned land there. holding a cone this afternoon. new developments starting at 4:00 and be sure to sign up for our push alerts on our app. >> rep following a developing story, tensions rising in hong kong after a week of massive protests. these are live pictures as the protesters contie to demand free elections. now, the chinese government is warning of chaos on the streets if these protests persist, and police there are saying that they are going to be taking action, that there will be serious consequences if the proteste start to occupy governme buildings as they promised. e set up a deadline. midnight tonight. they say if hong kong's chief executive does not resign by them, they will move into those governme buildings. executive, not appearing to be letting up. he has refused to meet with those protesters who say they don't want to talk to him anymore. they want him out. they want him to lose his job. they are, of course, politicia would be pre-screened before elections. the protesters want to do away with that policy. they want f

the family of michael welch once owned land where police were led.ll have a crew in bedford county when the sharist holds a news confee this afternoon. look for updates beginning on news 4 at 4:00. we'll send push alerts as well with new information from the nbc washington mobile app. > rules could change for aborti clinics in virginia. the state's health commissioner s the board of health to review regulations. abortion rights advocates say guidelin established in 2011 were designed to put clinics out of business. activists s many focused on constron regulations rather than patient safety. the board will vote in december on possibly amending the rule. >>> today could mark another importt step for building the eisenhow memorial. the national capital planning commis is expected to grant prelimy approval for the praump's design. the original project mired in delays becau conflicts over th design. the architect revised his plan last month. while the planning s the project should be approved, the eisenhower family still voiced displeasure with that desig

the family are michael welch once owned land there.olice named him a person of interest in the sisters disappeara this afterno we'll hear from the bedford county sheriff and bring w developments on news 4 and 4:00. and make sure you're signed up for push alerts on the nbc 4 app. charges after police say he accidentally shot and killed her best friend in d.c. the victim, 13-year-old tyrin caldwell and his 14-year-old frie were in the apartment on downing street northeast tuesday night. the older teen lived there wir hi mother. police spent yesterday collecti efo and are investigatg the shooting as an accident. the victim's father did not want to be identified, but tells news 4 he hopes his son's friend is >> i hope that he doesn't get charged. why is that? >> because they were friends and >> if police find that the gun belonged to the 14-year-old's mother, she could be charged for not keeping it properly secured. >>> take a look. prince george's county police say this man is on the run. his name, deon warren who shot and kill add father

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this is a mug shot taken two years lat of lloyd lee welch jr., a carnival ride operator wh called himself michael or mike. he's connected to sex assaults in several states and is cred serving a 33 year senten in delaware for sexual assaul case investigato started focu on welch earlier this year, and in the last few weeks have been searching a large swath of propey down here in virgin. they say was property that was owned by the uncle and may still be owned by the uncle. and it's about five hours south washington,. and in an area called taylor . >> i believe we'll to the bottom of where numerous crimes haven committed when this investn is over. >> rep do you think the girls are on that property? >> do i personally think so? i personally think there is a good chance. >> rep now they will not say whether or t they have actu found any bodies so far. we bel they have not. the prosecutor down here has said he is going to convene a grand tomorrow morning to inveat the matter more. they won say whether the two men who have now been named perss of interest have actu cooperated or answered any questions. b

police say he is out 20 years older than his nephew, l lee welch jr., who also went by the name michael, named a person of interest earlr ts year in february. the news4 i-team has learned that at le a half dozen peop have now come forward since febr, all saying they were approd by a man with a badge at wheaton plaza, who accuse them of stealing, and tried to grab them. at lea one of these incidents happ two years after the lyon sisters vanished. 12-yea sheila and her 10-yd sister, kathryn, we last seen at wheaton plaza mah 25th, 1975. theye wal to their home a half mile away, but never arri sketc was made from a desc giv by a witness at mall. a friend who was with the lyon sis earlier told police a man had been following them. thiss the mug shot taken two s later of lloyd b. welch. he's connected to sex assault in self states, and is currently seg a 33 year sentence in de for sexual assault. cold case investiga started fo in on welch earlier th year, and the last few wes the been searching a large swath of property they bee was and may still be owned by the uncle, richard welc here in s